Author Archives: Jenna

During the last week of ICLP, we had our final presentations. I was really nervous, but a lot of teachers helped me stay calm before I had to go up. After, Hannah and I went to eat at Kaochi and … Continue reading →

During week 8, we were busy preparing for our final presentation. I decided to do my presentation on Taiwanese contemporary art, focusing on the goals of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Tehching Hsieh, and Wu Tienchang. While researching for the … Continue reading →

There were only 3 days of class and not much happened, but I was so tired! I couldn’t concentrate in any of my classes on Friday… And when I got home I fell asleep at 7 p.m. and woke up … Continue reading →

Midterm week is finally over! I was waking up at 5 a.m. every morning and getting to Starbucks by 6:30 a.m. to study before my exams. Overall it went pretty well. Since it’s language mission week, we have a longer … Continue reading →

There wasn’t anything very different about week five. Everyday I went to class, studied, ate convenience store food… The core class got boring/confusing because the text had to with economics (and it was not thorough enough for me to understand..), … Continue reading →

Another very tiring week! Typhoon Maria came and Taipei was the only northern Taiwan city that did not cancel school… Over the weekend, Kristina and I went to a Sichuan style restaurant that’s popular amongst Koreans. We happened to sit … Continue reading →

Again a tiring week. There’s not much to say except that I went to class and did my homework and then slept. But I am overall having a good time because I really like my teachers. One of my favorites … Continue reading →

I wake up at 6 a.m. everyday to get ready for school, take a 30 minute bus ride to the language center, review my homework before classes start, have lunch, have more class, go home, do homework, and then sleep… … Continue reading →

It was the first week of classes. I asked my teachers if I could 换班 and it took them a while before they could say yes. I am now a week behind my new classes and am drained from stressing … Continue reading →

This week, we attended mandatory lectures about learning Chinese, recycling in Taiwan, etc. There was a lot of free time, so I spent most of it eating and walking around Taipei. We had really good iced drip coffee at a … Continue reading →

After traveling for more than 24 hours, I was very tired for my placement exam the next morning. During both interviews, I was asked what my first impression of Taiwan was… I had no other answer except that it’s hot. … Continue reading →